Marbled
(Mar"bled) a.
1. Made of, or faced with, marble. [Obs.] "The marbled mansion." Shak.
2. Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble. "Marbled paper." Boyle.
3. (zoöl.) Varied with irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.
Marble-edged
(Mar"ble-edged`) a. Having the edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble,
as a book.
Marbleize
(Mar"ble*ize) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marbleized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Marbleizing ] To stain or
grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or
iron.
Marbler
(Mar"bler) n.
1. One who works upon marble or other stone. [R.] Fuller.
2. One who colors or stains in imitation of marble.
Marbling
(Mar"bling) n.
1. The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble.
2. An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance.
3. pl. (Zoöl.) Distinct markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects.
